Comments on: A Conundrum Of Mammoth Proportions! http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/ Simple Living... Frugality... Gardening... Cooking From Scratch... Knifty Knitter Projects.. And More. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:14:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Sweaty Feet http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-10223 Sweaty Feet Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:44:52 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/#comment-10223 Well I'm sure it's heartbreaking now... But he hopefully he will forget about it soon and gain even more from your trip :) Well I’m sure it’s heartbreaking now… But he hopefully he will forget about it soon and gain even more from your trip :)

]]> By: Emma http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-10210 Emma Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:35:55 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/#comment-10210 Hi Jodi, Is there any chance that Farmboy and Lleyton could catch a bus to Brisbane and fly from there? Good luck and best wishes, Emma. Hi Jodi,

Is there any chance that Farmboy and Lleyton could catch a bus to Brisbane and fly from there?

Good luck and best wishes,

Emma.

]]> By: PlanningQueen http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-10207 PlanningQueen Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:48:02 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/#comment-10207 I can only add that kids do move on pretty quickly once they have accepted something. Hopefully Lleyton will. I can only add that kids do move on pretty quickly once they have accepted something. Hopefully Lleyton will.

]]> By: Thando - Website Development http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-10201 Thando - Website Development Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:58:22 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/#comment-10201 Sometimes we really wish that we can have it all, and eat the cake too! However life's little lessons all happen for a reason, and fortunately children have notoriously short attention spans....good luck with this situation mate, I'm sure all will end well! Sometimes we really wish that we can have it all, and eat the cake too! However life’s little lessons all happen for a reason, and fortunately children have notoriously short attention spans….good luck with this situation mate, I’m sure all will end well!

]]> By: Ian http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-10193 Ian Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:31:57 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/#comment-10193 I'm with Marita on this one. Hopefully he's enjoying the trip so much the football will be forgotten. On a lighter note, I guess its teaching him that passionately following a sporting team always leads to disappointment! I’m with Marita on this one. Hopefully he’s enjoying the trip so much the football will be forgotten.

On a lighter note, I guess its teaching him that passionately following a sporting team always leads to disappointment!

]]> By: Wendy http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-10192 Wendy Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:52:05 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/#comment-10192 We had much the same issue when MissN was in Yr 6 and we had a 10 week trip to Europe planned. She was in the Tournamnet of Minds team in Yr 5 and wanted to do it again in Yr 6 but the comp was 2 days after we wanted to fly out. Plus she missed the auditions for the Yr 6 play and missed the opportunity of having a leading role, which she was pretty sure of having if she had been there. We kept reinforcing that when she was an old lady, she would remember the trip and NOT the TOM comp or the yr 6 play. We had much the same issue when MissN was in Yr 6 and we had a 10 week trip to Europe planned. She was in the Tournamnet of Minds team in Yr 5 and wanted to do it again in Yr 6 but the comp was 2 days after we wanted to fly out. Plus she missed the auditions for the Yr 6 play and missed the opportunity of having a leading role, which she was pretty sure of having if she had been there.

We kept reinforcing that when she was an old lady, she would remember the trip and NOT the TOM comp or the yr 6 play.

]]> By: Kelli http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-10190 Kelli Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:12:53 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/#comment-10190 We had a similar problem last year. DS6 won a trip to the grand final & to play at half time - we were supposed to leave on our holiday the Friday before. Lucky for me & him it was at the start of our holiday so we could just leave 4 days later, but I understand how horrible you feel - I felt revolting until I was able to juggle things enough. Good luck with whatever decision you make. It is so hard to feel like our kids are disappointed. We had a similar problem last year. DS6 won a trip to the grand final & to play at half time - we were supposed to leave on our holiday the Friday before. Lucky for me & him it was at the start of our holiday so we could just leave 4 days later, but I understand how horrible you feel - I felt revolting until I was able to juggle things enough.

Good luck with whatever decision you make. It is so hard to feel like our kids are disappointed.

]]> By: Mistress B http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-10186 Mistress B Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:05:50 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/#comment-10186 Damn. I don't envy you. Damn.

I don’t envy you.

]]> By: Marita http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-10185 Marita Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:45:46 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/#comment-10185 Sad for Lleyton, such a harsh life lesson to learn so young. Hopefully once he is on the trip he will be having so much fun that he wont mind missing out so much. But the initial shock and upset is always bad. Sad for Lleyton, such a harsh life lesson to learn so young. Hopefully once he is on the trip he will be having so much fun that he wont mind missing out so much. But the initial shock and upset is always bad.

]]> By: Lynette http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-10182 Lynette Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:20:43 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2009/02/19/a-conundrum-of-mammoth-proportions/#comment-10182 oh how sad and what a life skill to learn.. not all things work out they way we want..... but you will be on the holiday of a lifetime remember? oh how sad and what a life skill to learn.. not all things work out they way we want….. but you will be on the holiday of a lifetime remember?

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